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Friern Barnet 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]
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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
Area in Aires 1304.09
Population Census 1932 - 23081. Estimated 1933 by M.O.H. - 23953
„ „ „ Reg.Gen.- 23990
District - 21050. Asylum - 2900.
Number of struotually separate inhabited houses (1931) - 4467.
„ „ „ „ „ „ (1933) - 4900. (Eat)
Number of families or separate occupier (1931) - 5332.
„ „ „ „ „ „ (1933) - 5800. (Est)
Rateable Value. Urban District - £219152.
Sum represented by a 1d rate - District rate - £860.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The district is almost entirely a residential area.
EXTRACT FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1933.
| Total | M. | F. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 293 | 136 | 157 | Birth-rate | 12.5 | |||
| Illegitimate | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Still-births | 5 | 4 | 1 | Rate per 1000 Births | 16.6 | ||||
| Deaths (Nett) | 217 | 96 | 121 | Death-rate (corrected) | 10.0 | ||||
| No. of women dying in childbirth - From Sepsis | 0. | Other causes | 1. | ||||||
| Deaths of infants under 1 year per 1000 births | 57. | ||||||||
| Legitimate | 15. | Illegitimate | 2. | Total - 17. | |||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | |||||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 0. | ||||||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea and Gastro-enteritis (under 2 years) | 1. | ||||||||
POPULATION.
I estimate the population to the middle of the year ae 23050, made up as follows:-
| Division. | Local Government Electors. | Population. |
|---|---|---|
| North Ward | 3366 | 6850 |
| South Ward | 3529 | 7400 |
| Central Ward | 3750 | 6800 |
| Mental Hospital | 2900 | |
| 10645 | 23950 |
The Registrar Generals estimate of population is 23990.